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...including IDE CD, DVD, CDRW/DVD combination drive, and an IDE tape backup device. NOTE: DVD devices are supported in the four memory module sockets on the system board; true-color graphics are data only. • SATA controller that supports up to two internal 3.5-...1600x1200 with an integrated SATA controller or - Getting Started With Your System 3 Intel Pentium 4, 600 sequence. This video subsystem contains 16 MB of graphics memory with an ATI ES1000, 33-MHz PCI video controller. single or dual rank. • Support for USB 2.0. • A chassis intrusion alert. ...
...including IDE CD, DVD, CDRW/DVD combination drive, and an IDE tape backup device. NOTE: DVD devices are supported in the four memory module sockets on the system board; true-color graphics are data only. • SATA controller that supports up to two internal 3.5-...1600x1200 with an integrated SATA controller or - Getting Started With Your System 3 Intel Pentium 4, 600 sequence. This video subsystem contains 16 MB of graphics memory with an ATI ES1000, 33-MHz PCI video controller. single or dual rank. • Support for USB 2.0. • A chassis intrusion alert. ...
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..., ECC, PC-4300, Unbuffered, DDR II SDRAM, DIMMs, rated for 533- Technical Specifications Processor Processor type Expansion Bus Bus type Expansion slots PCIe PCI Memory Architecture Memory module sockets Memory module capacities Minimum RAM Maximum RAM Drives Hard Drives Diskette drive Optical drives 8 Getting Started With Your System Intel® Pentium® D processor...
..., ECC, PC-4300, Unbuffered, DDR II SDRAM, DIMMs, rated for 533- Technical Specifications Processor Processor type Expansion Bus Bus type Expansion slots PCIe PCI Memory Architecture Memory module sockets Memory module capacities Minimum RAM Maximum RAM Drives Hard Drives Diskette drive Optical drives 8 Getting Started With Your System Intel® Pentium® D processor...
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Drives (continued) Tape drive Flash drive Connectors Back NIC Serial USB Video Front USB Internally accessible IDE channel SATA channels Video Video type Video memory Power AC power supply (per power supply) Wattage Voltage Heat dissipation CMOS Backup Battery Physical Height Width Depth Weight (maximum configuration) one optional internal half-...
Drives (continued) Tape drive Flash drive Connectors Back NIC Serial USB Video Front USB Internally accessible IDE channel SATA channels Video Video type Video memory Power AC power supply (per power supply) Wattage Voltage Heat dissipation CMOS Backup Battery Physical Height Width Depth Weight (maximum configuration) one optional internal half-...
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... Expansion Card 56 Installing an Expansion Card 57 SAS Controller Expansion Card 58 Memory 58 Memory Module Upgrade Kits 59 Memory Module Installation Guidelines 59 Addressing Memory With 4-GB Configurations (Microsoft® Windows® Operating System Only 59 Removing a Memory Module 60 Installing a Memory Module 60 Microprocessor 62 Removing the Processor 62 Replacing the Processor 65...
... Expansion Card 56 Installing an Expansion Card 57 SAS Controller Expansion Card 58 Memory 58 Memory Module Upgrade Kits 59 Memory Module Installation Guidelines 59 Addressing Memory With 4-GB Configurations (Microsoft® Windows® Operating System Only 59 Removing a Memory Module 60 Installing a Memory Module 60 Microprocessor 62 Removing the Processor 62 Replacing the Processor 65...
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... Troubleshooting a Fan 87 Troubleshooting System Memory 87 Troubleshooting a Diskette Drive 89 Troubleshooting an Optical Drive 90 Troubleshooting an IDE Tape Drive 91 Troubleshooting a Hard Drive 91 Troubleshooting a SAS RAID Controller 92 Troubleshooting Expansion Cards 93 Troubleshooting the Microprocessor 95 5 Running the System Diagnostics 97 Using Dell PowerEdge Diagnostics 97 System Diagnostics Features 97...
... Troubleshooting a Fan 87 Troubleshooting System Memory 87 Troubleshooting a Diskette Drive 89 Troubleshooting an Optical Drive 90 Troubleshooting an IDE Tape Drive 91 Troubleshooting a Hard Drive 91 Troubleshooting a SAS RAID Controller 92 Troubleshooting Expansion Cards 93 Troubleshooting the Microprocessor 95 5 Running the System Diagnostics 97 Using Dell PowerEdge Diagnostics 97 System Diagnostics Features 97...
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Table 1-4. Diagnostic Indicator Codes Code Causes Corrective Action The computer is in your power source is on failure. Memory failure. See "Troubleshooting System Memory" on the system front panel display error codes during system startup. Ensure that the switch is off condition or a outlet and press the power button. ...
Table 1-4. Diagnostic Indicator Codes Code Causes Corrective Action The computer is in your power source is on failure. Memory failure. See "Troubleshooting System Memory" on the system front panel display error codes during system startup. Ensure that the switch is off condition or a outlet and press the power button. ...
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Possible USB failure. No memory modules detected. Memory configuration See "Troubleshooting System Memory" on page 107. If the problem persists, see "Getting Help" on page 107. Table 1-5. See "Getting Help" on error. Table 1-6 lists the system messages that ... resource and/or system board hardware failure. Diagnostic Indicator Codes (continued) Code Causes Possible video failure. Diskette drive or hard drive failure. See "Troubleshooting System Memory" on page 82. System board failure.
Possible USB failure. No memory modules detected. Memory configuration See "Troubleshooting System Memory" on page 107. If the problem persists, see "Getting Help" on page 107. Table 1-5. See "Getting Help" on error. Table 1-6 lists the system messages that ... resource and/or system board hardware failure. Diagnostic Indicator Codes (continued) Code Causes Possible video failure. Diskette drive or hard drive failure. See "Troubleshooting System Memory" on page 82. System board failure.
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... Cooling POST. See "Troubleshooting the System Battery" on page 86. CAUTION: Only trained service technicians are authorized to initialize all installed memory One or more memory modules might See "Troubleshooting System Memory" be faulty or improperly seated. See your Product Information Guide for installation instructions. application. CPU fan not detected The processor cooling...
... Cooling POST. See "Troubleshooting the System Battery" on page 86. CAUTION: Only trained service technicians are authorized to initialize all installed memory One or more memory modules might See "Troubleshooting System Memory" be faulty or improperly seated. See your Product Information Guide for installation instructions. application. CPU fan not detected The processor cooling...
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...that the processor heat sink is set the OS Install Mode option to On. boot routine three consecutive times for a list of available memory limited to configure a PCIe expansion card. Alert! See "Troubleshooting System Cooling Problems" on page 86 and "Microprocessor" on page 27...checkpoint [nnnn]. Also, ensure that all fans are properly installed and operating correctly. Amount of supported processors. Alert! Use only Dell supported processors. See the Getting Started Guide for the same error. Error initializing PCI Express slot n (or bridge). This limits ...
...that the processor heat sink is set the OS Install Mode option to On. boot routine three consecutive times for a list of available memory limited to configure a PCIe expansion card. Alert! See "Troubleshooting System Cooling Problems" on page 86 and "Microprocessor" on page 27...checkpoint [nnnn]. Also, ensure that all fans are properly installed and operating correctly. Amount of supported processors. Alert! Use only Dell supported processors. See the Getting Started Guide for the same error. Error initializing PCI Express slot n (or bridge). This limits ...
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... working correctly. Also, ensure that you have spelled the command correctly, have put spaces in the proper place, and have used . Uncorrectable Memory Error Previously Detected... See "Troubleshooting a Diskette Drive" on page 89 or "Troubleshooting a Hard Drive" on page 27. bb/dd/f: Error..."Microprocessor" on page 107. If the problem persists, see "Getting Help" on page 62. Address XXXXXXXXH, Device DIMM_Y One or more memory modules might be improperly seated or faulty, or the system board may be removed. System Messages (continued) Message Causes Corrective Actions Alert!...
... working correctly. Also, ensure that you have spelled the command correctly, have put spaces in the proper place, and have used . Uncorrectable Memory Error Previously Detected... See "Troubleshooting a Diskette Drive" on page 89 or "Troubleshooting a Hard Drive" on page 27. bb/dd/f: Error..."Microprocessor" on page 107. If the problem persists, see "Getting Help" on page 62. Address XXXXXXXXH, Device DIMM_Y One or more memory modules might be improperly seated or faulty, or the system board may be removed. System Messages (continued) Message Causes Corrective Actions Alert!...
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... Drive" is in the drive is write-protected. See your operating system documentation for information on page 87. See "Troubleshooting System Memory" on running these utilities. Insert a diskette in the BIOS setup menu. "Running the System Diagnostics" on page 89. Gate ...A20 failure Faulty keyboard controller (faulty system board). Decreasing available memory One or more memory modules might be faulty or improperly seated. See "Troubleshooting a Diskette Drive" on page 98. See faulty. Drive not...
... Drive" is in the drive is write-protected. See your operating system documentation for information on page 87. See "Troubleshooting System Memory" on running these utilities. Insert a diskette in the BIOS setup menu. "Running the System Diagnostics" on page 89. Gate ...A20 failure Faulty keyboard controller (faulty system board). Decreasing available memory One or more memory modules might be faulty or improperly seated. See "Troubleshooting a Diskette Drive" on page 98. See faulty. Drive not...
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... connector might be loose, Failure or the keyboard or keyboard/mouse Keyboard Stuck Key Failure controller might be faulty. Reinstall the memory modules and, if necessary, replace them. Hard-disk configuration error Hard-disk controller failure The hard drive failed initialization. Also...system configuration information Enter the System Setup program and does not match the hardware correct the system configuration configuration. See "Troubleshooting System Memory" on page 81. Hard-disk drive failure Drive x not found: Serial (or Parallel) ATA, SATA(or PATA-)n NOTE:...
... connector might be loose, Failure or the keyboard or keyboard/mouse Keyboard Stuck Key Failure controller might be faulty. Reinstall the memory modules and, if necessary, replace them. Hard-disk configuration error Hard-disk controller failure The hard drive failed initialization. Also...system configuration information Enter the System Setup program and does not match the hardware correct the system configuration configuration. See "Troubleshooting System Memory" on page 81. Hard-disk drive failure Drive x not found: Serial (or Parallel) ATA, SATA(or PATA-)n NOTE:...
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... and the hard drive is not supported on page 87. Reinstall the memory modules and, if necessary, replace them. Please refer to system documentation for support memory configurations. See "Troubleshooting System Memory" on this system. NIC failure. If the error message the system ...configuration information appears again, see "Getting Help" on page 107. problem persists, see "Troubleshooting does not match the memory installed System Memory" on page 87. See "Troubleshooting a NIC" on page 27. 22 About Your System If the hard drive is in ...
... and the hard drive is not supported on page 87. Reinstall the memory modules and, if necessary, replace them. Please refer to system documentation for support memory configurations. See "Troubleshooting System Memory" on this system. NIC failure. If the error message the system ...configuration information appears again, see "Getting Help" on page 107. problem persists, see "Troubleshooting does not match the memory installed System Memory" on page 87. See "Troubleshooting a NIC" on page 27. 22 About Your System If the hard drive is in ...
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... bootable operating system installed on hard-disk drive No timer tick interrupt Non-system disk or disk error Not a boot diskette Not enough memory or resources. About Your System 23 System Messages (continued) Message No boot sector on it . information for reinstallation information. Reinstall the operating...be incorrect. A chip on page 107. The diskette in the System Setup program might have to use first See "Troubleshooting System Memory" on page 97. In some programs and try opening the program that you want to appear after verifying the information in the ...
... bootable operating system installed on hard-disk drive No timer tick interrupt Non-system disk or disk error Not a boot diskette Not enough memory or resources. About Your System 23 System Messages (continued) Message No boot sector on it . information for reinstallation information. Reinstall the operating...be incorrect. A chip on page 107. The diskette in the System Setup program might have to use first See "Troubleshooting System Memory" on page 97. In some programs and try opening the program that you want to appear after verifying the information in the ...
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... added or removed, this message is Try increasing disk space on the too large to copy is informative and can be faulty. See "Troubleshooting System Memory" on page 82. See "Troubleshooting a Diskette Drive" on page 89 or "Troubleshooting a Hard Drive" on page 91. See "Troubleshooting a Diskette ...Help" on page 79. Please connect USB keyboard/mouse to determine if single-bit or multi-bit errors were detected and replace the faulty memory module. See "Troubleshooting Your System" on page 107. Read fault The operating system cannot read from the diskette or hard drive, the...
... added or removed, this message is Try increasing disk space on the too large to copy is informative and can be faulty. See "Troubleshooting System Memory" on page 82. See "Troubleshooting a Diskette Drive" on page 89 or "Troubleshooting a Hard Drive" on page 91. See "Troubleshooting a Diskette ...Help" on page 79. Please connect USB keyboard/mouse to determine if single-bit or multi-bit errors were detected and replace the faulty memory module. See "Troubleshooting Your System" on page 107. Read fault The operating system cannot read from the diskette or hard drive, the...
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... System Setup 1 Turn on or restart your operating system. You can enter the System Setup program by responding to certain error messages. NOTE: After installing a memory upgrade, it is booting, make a note of the message and suggestions for your system to send a message the first time you start your system configuration...
... System Setup 1 Turn on or restart your operating system. You can enter the System Setup program by responding to certain error messages. NOTE: After installing a memory upgrade, it is booting, make a note of the message and suggestions for your system to send a message the first time you start your system configuration...
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...(such as hard drive, CD drive, or DVD drive). Displays the types of cards that the device cannot be part of the Memory Technology. Available options can be used . Enables or disables a Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) device (such as hard drive or .... Determines whether hard-drive errors for each DIMM socket. System Options (continued) Option Memory Info PCI Info Date/Time Boot Sequence (Diskette drive default) Description Displays the amount of Installed Memory, Memory Speed, Memory Channel Mode, and a description of your system. Table 2-2. This option also displays ...
...(such as hard drive, CD drive, or DVD drive). Displays the types of cards that the device cannot be part of the Memory Technology. Available options can be used . Enables or disables a Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) device (such as hard drive or .... Determines whether hard-drive errors for each DIMM socket. System Options (continued) Option Memory Info PCI Info Date/Time Boot Sequence (Diskette drive default) Description Displays the amount of Installed Memory, Memory Speed, Memory Channel Mode, and a description of your system. Table 2-2. This option also displays ...
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... to wake the system remotely. Pressing any edit key acknowledges the intrusion and arms the system to turn on . Specifies whether or not Execute Disable Memory Protection Technology is in NICs will be able to Off. Off commands the system to On, the integrated NIC will be disabled when the system...
... to wake the system remotely. Pressing any edit key acknowledges the intrusion and arms the system to turn on . Specifies whether or not Execute Disable Memory Protection Technology is in NICs will be able to Off. Off commands the system to On, the integrated NIC will be disabled when the system...
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... system components: • Front drive bezel • Diskette drive • Optical and tape drives • Hard drives • Expansion cards • SAS controller card • Memory • Microprocessor • Cooling fans • System battery • Power supply • Chassis intrusion switch • Bezel • I/O panel • System board Recommended Tools You...
... system components: • Front drive bezel • Diskette drive • Optical and tape drives • Hard drives • Expansion cards • SAS controller card • Memory • Microprocessor • Cooling fans • System battery • Power supply • Chassis intrusion switch • Bezel • I/O panel • System board Recommended Tools You...
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... hard drives (2) processor cooling fan 3 power supply 6 card cage fan 9 3.5-inch drive bay The system board can accommodate one processor, five expansion cards, and four memory modules. Drive bays in the front of the system. Power is opened to provide an interior view of the system provide space for SAS hard...
... hard drives (2) processor cooling fan 3 power supply 6 card cage fan 9 3.5-inch drive bay The system board can accommodate one processor, five expansion cards, and four memory modules. Drive bays in the front of the system. Power is opened to provide an interior view of the system provide space for SAS hard...